Services
Community and Economic Development Specialist Marci Miller has spent 7 years working with rural communities in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. Her areas of expertise are in asset-based community development. This strategy is based in engaging the community and stakeholders in gathering input and helping to develop community vision, strategic planning, Main Street economic development and more.
Marci works with university, state and federal agencies regularly to collaborate and gather resources for her clients including grant funding opportunities. She also works with Washington Main Street, Idaho Rural Services at the Idaho Department of Commerce, Clearwater Economic Development Association, and many other regional agencies.
Main Street Economic Development
Idea-friendly economic development for rural communities stems from simple solutions to get ideas off the ground. Bring together business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to make friendships that can lead to great collaboration. Join me in a half-day workshop to hear about real solutions in rural communities and get real-time advice and ideas to move your community's economic development planning forward.
Strategic Planning
My experience working with small, rural communities and guiding them through an authentic strategic planning process guided by the organization or community, not a rule book. I work with communities and organizations for over six months to develop an engagement strategy, organize priorities, and facilitate an in-person retreat to detail the strategic plan.
The base strategic planning package can be discussed with additional optional services, for example, a facilitated community meeting, a comprehensive visioning process, and an evaluation of previous strategic plans using Ripple Effects Mapping.
Community Facilitator
Need an experienced facilitator to guide your organization or community meeting? I have seven years of facilitation experience in rural community and organizational capacities. I can design a program that fits your unique needs.
Meeting length? I can help plan and facilitate multi-day meetings for strategic planning, or as little as one-hour.
